Improvement in hydrocarbon-gas apparatus



J; LCARBE'BRY'. HYDROCARBON GAS APPARATUS.

Patented. March'h1876;

ivenior.

. N. PETERS, PHOTO-LITHUGRAPHER. WASHINGTON. D. C

- U I- EDv STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN J. OARBERRY, on PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

" lMEROl/EMENT IN voRocA BoN-eA's APPARATUS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. l'74.,474, datedMarch7, 1876-; applicatibn filed 1 1 7 October 11, 1875.

erator, which generates gas at once, and if the gas isfnot allowed toescape will force 'the liquid back in the barrels or casks; but when thegas is allowed to escape to the ;burners, asthe dilute acid is spent, itwill rise up tothe float E, which will rise and open valve 0 and. willdischarge itself automatically, and will let fresh liquid in thegenerator, which will, create gasand' force the liquidback in the,casks, when the float will fall and close the valve in thedischarge-pipe, and will continue to open and close automatically untilthe'liquid is all used or spent in the casksw r V Figure 1 is anelevation of my apparatus,

showing the gas-generator and casks for holding'the dilute sulphuricacid.

- A A is a cylindrical copper or wood vessel, having a partition, K, soas to divide it in an upper chamber, A, and lower chamber 0, at thebottom of whichis a perforated plate for holding the iron turnin'gs.These are inserted through coupling 1, after which the screw-coupling isscrewed up "gas-tight. The gasoline is placed in the upper chamber Athrough an opening closed by screw-plug G, and screwed up'gas-tight. Thepipe B opensin -chamber'O, and rises up to the top and bends down to thebottom, on chamber A inthe shape ofia siphon, witha rose-sprinkler'onthe bottom, through which the gas passes to be carbureted, and out ofthe outlet-pipe H to A the building. The pipe D is 1 the dischargepipefor the acid-water. E isthefloat. e is the valve which rises when thespent acid reaches the float, and discharges a sufficient quantity toallow the fresh acid-water to pass in the generator. The pressure of gaswill then force the liquid down' or out of the chamber, and thefioatwill fall and close the valve. guide to rise and" fall, is closedtight at the top. '0 is a stop-cock for drawing off gasoline. M is the'discharge-outletof .pipe D. N is screw-plug for drawing off theacid-water or l'orcleaning the tank. 1 2 are the casks for holding thedilute acid. J is acock between the hydrogen-generator and'dilute-acidholders. ,The gasoline-holder can be placed outside of thetank A A, ifnecessary for convenience or safety, and the generator be constructedwith only one chamber for generating gas and disehargin g the spentliquid automatically.

The apparatus is operated in this manner Iron turnings are placed inthechamber O at screw-coupling I. The gasoline is put in the upperchamber A at the plug G; the acid-water is then placed 'in the casks 12; the cock J is then opened, and the dilute acid flows through cock Jinto the gas generator, beneath the perforated plate,'and up through theiron, when the hydrogen gas is generated, which passes up'through tubeB, and bubbles-through the rose-nozzle and through the gasoline, when itbecomes carbureted-hydrogen gas, and passes out of pipe H to thebuilding.

Whatl claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The pipe D, in combination with the float E and valve 0, fordischarging the spent acid-.water, as specified.

2. The combination of thevessel A A, the

perforated partition L for holding the iron, the dischargepipe D, floatE, valve 6 operating together for the purpose set' forth and described.J

JOHN J. OARBERRY.

Witnesses:

R. N. WETHERILL, JOHN F. GRANT.

The pipev E, which allows the wire

